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BookCrossing (also BC, BCing or BXing) is defined as "the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise." The term is derived from bookcrossing.com, a free online book club which was founded to encourage the practice, aiming to "make the whole world a library." The "crossing" or exchanging of books may take any of a number of forms, including wild-releasing books in public, direct swaps with other members of the websites, or "book rings" in which books travel in a set order to participants who want to read a certain book. [1]

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Alexa Internet

Alexa Internet, Inc. is an American company based in California that provides commercial web traffic data and analytics.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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BBC Radio

BBC Radio is an operational business division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927).

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Book

A book is a series of pages assembled for easy portability and reading, as well as the composition contained in it.

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Book sales club

A book sales club is a subscription-based method of selling and purchasing books.

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Book swapping

Book swapping or book exchange is the practice of a swap of books between one person and another.

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Chief executive officer

Chief executive officer (CEO) is the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, administrator, or other leader in charge of managing an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution.

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Collins English Dictionary

The Collins English Dictionary is a printed and online dictionary of English.

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Henry Watson Fowler The Concise Oxford English Dictionary (officially titled The Concise Oxford Dictionary until 2002, and widely abbreviated COD or COED) is probably the best-known of the 'smaller' Oxford dictionaries.

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Devaluation

In modern monetary policy, a devaluation is an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange rate system, by which the monetary authority formally sets a new fixed rate with respect to a foreign reference currency or currency basket.

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Gift economy

A gift economy, gift culture, or gift exchange is a mode of exchange where valuables are not traded or sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards.

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Give-away shop

Give-away shops, swap shops, freeshops, or free stores are stores where all goods are free.

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Helene Hanff

Helene Hanff (April 15, 1916April 9, 1997) was an American writer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Hobby

A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time.

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Jim Hawkins (radio presenter)

Jim Hawkins (born 1962) is a BBC radio presenter.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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National Library, Singapore

The National Library, Singapore (Malay: Perpustakaan Negara, Chinese: 国家图书馆, Tamil: தேசிய நூலகம்) in:Singapore is located on an 11,304-square metre site between Bugis Junction and the Bras Basah Complex at 100, Victoria Street.

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Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera.

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Postcrossing

Postcrossing is an online project that allows its members to send and receive postcards from all over the world.

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Public bookcase

A public bookcase is a cabinet which may be freely and anonymously used for the exchange and storage of books without the formalities associated with libraries.

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Public space

A public space is a place that is generally open and accessible to people.

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Publishing

Publishing is the dissemination of literature, music, or information—the activity of making information available to the general public.

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R. J. Ellory

Roger Jon Ellory (born 20 June 1965) is an English thriller writer.

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Radio Academy Awards

The Radio Academy Awards, started in 1983, were the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry.

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Reuse

Reuse is the action or practice of using something again, whether for its original purpose (conventional reuse) or to fulfil a different function (creative reuse or repurposing).

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Richard Bach

Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer.

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Royalty payment

A royalty is a payment made by one party, the licensee or franchisee to another that owns a particular asset, the licensor or franchisor for the right to ongoing use of that asset.

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Sharing

Sharing is the joint use of a resource or space.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Soap opera

A soap opera or soaper is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction presented in serial format on television, radio and in novels, featuring the lives of many characters and focusing on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.

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Webby Award

A Webby Award is an award for excellence on the Internet presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over two thousands industry experts and technology innovators.

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84, Charing Cross Road

84, Charing Cross Road is a 1970 book by Helene Hanff, later made into a stage play, television play, and film, about the twenty-year correspondence between the author and Frank Doel, chief buyer of Marks & Co antiquarian booksellers, located at the eponymous address in London, England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BookCrossing

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